The moderating role of knowledge sharing behavior in the effect of work–life balance on work engagement
Abstract
Purpose. The aim of the research was to test the moderating role of knowledge sharing behaviour in relationship between work–life balance and work engagement. Study design. The research has a quantitative design. Questionnaire method was used as data collection technique. The data obtained were subjected to frequency and correlation analysis after reliability and validity analyses. Then Hayes Process Macro model 1 was used for hypothesis testing. These analyses were performed with 95% confidence interval and 5,000 re-samples. Findings. As a result of the correlation analysis, a lowlevel and statistically significant positive relationship was found between work–life balance, knowledge sharing behaviour and work engagement. There are also a low level and statistically significant positive relationship between knowledge sharing behaviour and work engagement. Subsequently, hypothesistests showed that work–life balance has a significant and positive association with work engagement. After testing the moderating role of knowledge sharing behaviour in relationship between work–life balance and work engagement, which was the main hypothesis of the study, the existence of a moderating effect was determined. In other words, academics who can achieve work–life balance can further increase their level of work engagement in the workplace through knowledge sharing behaviour. Research limitations. The research is limited to a single sample data set. Originality. We have notencountered any research that used the research model with existing variables before.
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